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best google like ecosystem?
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I would suggest you look into Nextcloud as you say you would not want to self host individual things like Immich to build up your own ecosystem.
Nextcloud can be self hosted but lots of companies offer a paid instance that you would be able to get and move your whole family to.
oh yeah i forgot about that, but i dont think my family nor me would trust their stability. this is probably braindead and im sure nextcloud is great, but i just feel like its easier using a companys own suite
I'm not sure what you mean though... Nextcloud is a company
idk really it just feels better using for example: protons ecosystem and suite of apps, rather than some nextcloud
i dont know why but thats how it is unfortunately
Why not? This is just a ~~bullshit~~ baseless, emotional take instead of a rational, logical decision. Get a Nextcloud instance on Hetzner for 5 bucks a month and you’ll be happy. If you want to continue basing on “vibes”, just stay with google.
Whoa, dude. Not everyone is comfortable managing their own solution. There is nothing irrational about that. I'm hosting like 25 services over here and I'm also unwilling to host certain things like email - especially for anyone other than myself.
I’m not saying they should self host it. Their take that “some Nextcloud bad because of vibes” is irrational.
But I'm guessing that the $5 a month isn't getting you a fully managed solution. You're still on the hook if your users have trouble or if you flip a switch that breaks something. Just because you aren't hosting it on prem doesn't mean you get to be hands off.
i think this is what i meant? i dont really know anymore
Ha! Personally, moving my family away from whatever is on their phone for is damn near impossible. So I use Proton for my email, calendar, and passwords. Photos and contacts are on my NAS.
The backend is fully managed. They will run updates for you as well. If you install something funky or delete data or delete users by accident, they have backups for you.
Not a bad deal then!
It is. I can wholeheartedly recommend them. 5€ for 1TB on top of nextcloud is just for me a very good value for money.
yeah thats true but i dont think my family would like it either
Why not?
i just dont think that they would trust a nextcloud instance idrk why
this is the dumbest argument ever im sorry 😭
The key is to never say it is an instance say that nextcloud is a company like Google or Proton.